
S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets trade lower Friday morning after holiday break TORONTO — Losses in the tech sector led Canada's main stock index lower in late-morning trading on Friday, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 93.03 points at 24,753.79. Canadian Press Dec 27, 2024 8:27 AM Dec 27, 2024 8:35 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message The financial district is reflected on a window as people walk in Toronto on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin TORONTO — Losses in the tech sector led Canada's main stock index lower in late-morning trading on Friday, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 93.03 points at 24,753.79. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 437.35 points at 42,888.45. The S&P 500 index was down 86.37 points at 5,951.22, while the Nasdaq composite was down 402.43 points at 19,617.93. The Canadian dollar traded for 69.39 cents US compared with 69.51 cents US on Tuesday. The February crude oil contract was up 66 cents at US$70.28 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was up five cents at US$3.37 per mmBTU. The February gold contract was down US$19.70 at US$2.634.20 an ounce and the March copper contract was down less than a penny at US$4.12 a pound. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD) The Canadian Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message More National Business Scotiabank closes US$2.8B acquisition of KeyCorp stake Dec 27, 2024 8:32 AM Tugboats, crews try to refloat ship stuck in St. Lawrence River near Montreal Dec 27, 2024 8:18 AM Unwanted gift card in your stocking? Don't let it go to waste Dec 27, 2024 7:41 AM Featured FlyerFRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are shutting down CeeDee Lamb with two games remaining after their 2023 All-Pro receiver spent the second half of the season dealing with a sprained right shoulder. The team said Thursday that additional exams revealed enough damage to keep Lamb off the field Sunday at Philadelphia and in the final game at home against Washington. The team said surgery was not expected to be required. Dallas was eliminated from playoff contention a few hours before last weekend’s 26-24 victory over Tampa Bay . The decision on Lamb means the Cowboys will finish the regular season with at least five former Pro Bowlers on injured reserve. Among the others are quarterback Dak Prescott, who was limited to eight games before a season-ending hamstring tear, and right guard Zack Martin. The seven-time All-Pro made it through 10 games before deciding on season-ending ankle surgery. Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence didn’t playing after Week 4 because of a foot injury, and cornerback Trevon Diggs battled a variety of injuries while playing 11 games before a knee injury ended his season. Lamb initially injured his right shoulder when it hit the turf hard twice in a 27-21 loss at Atlanta on Nov. 3. He kept playing and had at least 100 yards in each of his last two games — both victories — before getting shut down. The 25-year-old Lamb sat out the entire offseason and preseason in a contract dispute after getting career highs in catches (an NFL-best 135), yards receiving (club-record 1,749) and touchdowns (12) in 2023. The holdout finally ended with a $136 million, four-year extension in late August, but neither the Cowboys nor their star receiver could get that production going again this season. Dallas (7-8) is missing the playoffs for the first time since 2020, Lamb’s rookie year. Lamb finishes the season with 101 catches for 1,194 yards and six TDs. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL
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Manmohan Singh’s life and work, 1991-2014 will be a golden chapter in India’s history: ChidambaramJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of harassing political opponents and a witness in the Israeli leader’s corruption trial. The Israeli Justice Ministry made the announcement in a terse message late Thursday, saying the investigation would focus on the findings of a recent report by the “Uvda” investigative program into Sara Netanyahu. The program uncovered a trove of WhatsApp messages in which Mrs. Netanyahu appears to instruct a former aide to organize protests against political opponents and to intimidate Hadas Klein, a key witness in the trial. The announcement did not mention Mrs. Netanyahu by name, and the Justice Ministry declined further comment. But in a video released earlier Thursday, Netanyahu listed what he said were the many kind and charitable acts by his wife and blasted the Uvda report as “lies.” “My opponents on the left and in the media found a new-old target. They mercilessly attack my wife, Sara,” he said. He called the program ”false propaganda, nasty propaganda that brings up lies from the darkness.” RELATED COVERAGE Middle East latest: WHO chief says he was at Yemen airport as Israeli bombs fell nearby ‘The Bibi Files,’ with leaked Netanyahu footage, can’t be seen in Israel. Israelis are finding ways Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years It was the latest in a long line of legal troubles for the Netanyahus — highlighted by the prime minister’s ongoing corruption trial . The pair have also had a rocky relationship with the Israeli media. Netanyahu is charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of cases alleging he exchanged favors with powerful media moguls and wealthy associates. Netanyahu denies the charges and says he is the victim of a “witch hunt” by overzealous prosecutors, police and the media. The report obtained correspondence between Sara Netanyahu and Hanni Bleiweiss, a former aide to the prime minister who died of cancer last year. The messages indicated that Sara Netanyahu encouraged police to crack down violently on anti-government protesters and ordered Bleiweiss to organize protests against her husband’s critics. She also told Bleiweiss to get activists in Netanyahu’s Likud party to publish attacks on Klein. Klein is an aide to billionaire Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan and has testified in the corruption case about her role in delivering tens of thousands of dollars worth of champagne, cigars and gifts to Netanyahu for her boss. According to the report, Sara Netanyahu mistreated Bleiweiss, prompting her to share the messages with a reporter shortly before her death. Sara Netanyahu has been accused of abusive behavior toward her personal staff before. This, together with accusations of excessive spending and using public money for her own extravagant personal tastes, has earned her an image as being out of touch with everyday Israelis. In 2019, she was fined for misusing state funds. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who oversees police and has repeatedly said Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara should be fired over a series of grievances against her, said the latest announcement was another reason for her to be dismissed. “Someone who politically persecutes government ministers and their families cannot continue to serve as the attorney general,” he said. And Justice Minister Yariv Levin, another Netanyahu ally and critic of Baharav Miara, accused her of focusing on “television gossip.” “Selective enforcement is a crime!” he said in a statement. ___ AP correspondents Eleanor H. Reich in New York and Isaac Scharf in Jerusalem contributed reporting.Adam Titlbach had the only goal for Vancouver Giants – his eighth tally of the season – as Everett Silvertips scored two power play goals and two shorthanded goals in a 7-1 win on Friday night, Nov. 30 at the Langley Events Centre. Giants Head Coach Manny Viveiros apologized to the fans. "We just got outclassed," Viveiros said. "Completely outclassed. Credit to Everett. They're good. They work. They know their identity. They know how to play. Even if they don't have their game, they stick with it. We don't do that. Our group doesn't do that. When things get tough sometimes, guys do individual things instead of staying with the system or giving ourselves an opportunity to at least compete. We didn't do that tonight. I'm just sorry for the fans that had to watch that tonight. It was not a good effort from our group at all tonight." The Giants' record drops to 10-9-4 this season, while the first place Silvertips improve to 20-3-2-1. Everett has a league best 12 road wins and have one regulation loss in their last 18 games (14-1-2-1). Julius Miettinen scored a pair for Everett, who also got goals from Dominik Rymon, Carter Bear, Clarke Schaefer, Jesse Heslop and Tyler McKenzie. The final shots on goal in the game were 40-19 for Everett. Silvertips got things started with a shorthanded goal 6:31 into the first period, after McKenzie stole the puck on the forecheck and found Rymon for a one-timer. The visitors extended their lead to 2-0 with 31 seconds left in the first period when Bear got the last touch at the far post following a tremendous pad save from Carter Capton. Less than five minutes into period two, Vancouver got some life thanks to an Everett turnover where Brett Olson fed a pass to Titlbach in front of the goal. Several minutes later, however, Everett went back ahead by two thanks to Schaeffer's first career WHL goal, off a good shot pass from defenceman Eric Jamieson from the left circle. Miettinen would get on the board with another shorthanded goal when he beat two Giants defenders to a loose puck at centre ice and broke in alone, firing home his eighth of the season to make the score 4-1 after 40 minutes. Heslop scored 29 seconds into the third period to stretch the Silvertips lead to 5-1, before Miettinen and McKenzie added goals as well, making it a 7-1 final. Everett outshot Vancouver 40-19. Next, Giants host the Seattle Thunderbirds Sunday, Dec. 1 at LEC. Puck drops at 4 p.m.
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Cowboys shutting down CeeDee Lamb with 2 games to go over receiver’s shoulder issueArticle content The Auston Matthews watch continues as the calendar year 2024 runs out on the Maple Leafs’ injured captain. There was hope that Matthews’, and the team’s, three days off during the NHL’s Christmas break would see him recover to be in the lineup Friday at Detroit, but coach Craig Berube ruled him out and added the strong likelihood that he misses Saturday’s home game against Washington, too. The match against the Red Wings was the third straight that Matthews has missed since an upper body injury flared up, approaching 13 total games he’s been sidelined if he doesn’t face the Capitals. Berube told the media in Detroit that Matthews is improving, but likely doesn’t play Saturday, pending a pre-game update. Mathhews’ next chance would be the New Year’s Eve matinee versus the Islanders, giving him two more days off. But from there, Toronto is playing almost every second day until late January. Matthews took a couple of hits a week ago in Buffalo, the most painful a cross-check to the lower back, likely the source of pain that had led him to see a specialist in Munich last month. Through 24 games this year, the defending Rocket Richard Trophy winner has 11 goals and 23 points. OVIE TO FACE LEAFS ON SATURDAY? A week ago, Matthews was set to play against the Caps, while Alexander Ovechkin was iffy to face the Leafs. Now, Ovie might solo Saturday night in the Toronto spotlight to resume his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. Before fracturing his left fibula Nov. 18 against Utah, the Great Eight was 27 goals shy of The Great One’s 894. At age 39, Ovechkin managed to fast track his recovery and “is trending in the right direction” to be ready for the Leafs, Caps coach, Spencer Carbery, said on Friday. Ovechkin spent Friday’s practice in his usual first-line left-wing slot with Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas. A few days before his injury, the trio looked very good against Toronto in a 4-3 overtime defeat. Ovechkin, with 44 goals against the Leafs in 60 career games, was held to an assist in that last outing. Caps defenceman John Carlson can’t wait for Ovechkin to be back in the dressing room where he has always been a force of energy, and on the ice to continue the Gretzky pursuit, while the club is fighting for first place in the Metropolitan Division. “We talked for days after he got hurt: You can’t replace him, you can’t replace his personality,” Carlson said. “All that stuff, his presence, scoring and on-ice ability ... I’ve played with a lot of guys and there’s not one person like him. “He wanted to stay close around the guys (while out) and it was meaningful, but I think now, the last week or so of practice, he’s getting unlocked and it’s fun to see.” “It’s incredible the magnitude of what’s going on around us (with the Gretzky race), him rolling in, having fun like a kid going out for recess. It’s fun for me and the young guys who haven’t been in the NHL. Their heads are spinning when he’s in the room. It’s a great achievement that he’s chasing and he has his biggest fans next to him.” WINGS NEEDED SHAKE-UP The timing of Detroit general manager Steve Yzerman firing head coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday likely had a bit to do with division rival Toronto being in town, the first of three home games with the Wings trying to stay out of the Atlantic Division cellar. They’d hoped to be in the wild-card playoff race this year, a predicament Yzerman must take some blame for in with his second coaching change after canning Jeff Blashill a few years ago. “Clearly we aren’t there, hence the change,” Yzerman said on Friday morning. This is new coach Todd McLellan’s first stint in the Eastern Conference after seven seasons in San Jose, four in Edmonton and five in Los Angeles. He was on the short list of the Leafs before they hired Berube to replace Sheldon Keefe last spring. The Melville, Sask., native developed his own successful bench style as an assistant under Mike Babcock with the Wings and Jacques Lemaire with the Minnesota Wild after cutting his teeth as a player as captain of the maverick WHL Saskatoon Blades in the mid-1980s. They had a roster of many future NHL rogues, notably Kelly Chase, Tony Twist, Kevin Kaminski, Shaun Van Allen, Kerry Clark — Wendel’s brother — and Brian Glynn. “We used to say it wasn’t a junior team, but a young offenders work release program,” laughed Chase in an earlier Sun interview. “Todd (who was in Chase’s wedding party) needed to have the maturity of a 30-year-old to deal with that group of troublemakers, the bar fights and so much more. “His dad was an RCMP officer (as was Leafs GM Brad Treliving’s father, Jim) and I’ll bet he went home and asked him how he should be dealing with us. But it was a good team and we all made sacrifices.” LOOSE LEAFS Defenceman Morgan Rielly knows a lot of what the Wings were going through the past couple of games. In his time as a Leaf, coaches Randy Carlyle and Babcock were fired during the season. “Whenever that happens, as players you think a lot about why your team is in that situation. There’s always some kind of a reaction when something like that happens” ... The NHL holiday roster freeze ends at 12:01 a.m., Saturday morning, with trade rumours swirling without the league. The Seattle Kraken, eight points out of a wild-card spot on Friday morning, might dangle 5-foot-9 centre Yanni Gourde, a player the Leafs are familiar with from their playoff battles against Tampa Bay and whose $5.1-million US contract nearing free agency could be more affordable closer to the March 7 trade deadline ... The Leafs went into Friday’s game tied with New Jersey for the most second-period goals (47). Lhornby@postmedia.com X: @sunhornby